U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 9

WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY, MARCH 9: FIRST STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

Profile America — Tuesday, March 9th, noting Women's History Month. The first state college for women was created this week in 1884 in Mississippi. Classes opened in the fall of the next year on the campus of a former college in Columbus. Known as the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, it was later renamed as the Mississippi State College for Women. Now, the school is called the Mississippi University for Women. While it has been co-educational nearly 30 years, the curriculum continues to stress opportunities for women. Across the U.S. today, women students outnumber males on college campuses by just over 2.5 million. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, conducting the 2010 Census beginning April 1st.

Sources: Kane's Famous First Facts. 2954

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 216

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).

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